List of Belgian monarchs

Sculptural busts of the first five Belgian monarchs in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces

This is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceded from the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.

Under the Belgian Constitution, the Belgian monarch is styled "King of the Belgians" rather than "King of Belgium" in order to reflect the monarchy's constitutional and popular function.

Since 1831, there have been seven Kings of the Belgians and two regents.

List

NamePortraitBirth and deathReign startedReign endedMarriagesSuccession right
Erasme Louis, Baron Surlet de Chokier
Regent
27 November 1769
Liège
(Prince-Bishopric of Liège)

7 August 1839
Gingelom
(aged 69)
25 February 1831 20 July 1831
(145 days)
Chosen by the National Congress
1 Leopold I
16 December 1790
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(Holy Roman Empire)

10 December 1865
Laeken
(aged 74)
21 July 1831 10 December 1865
(34 years, 142 days)
(1) Charlotte of Wales
∞ 2 May 1816
[1 child (stillborn)]
(2) Louise of Orléans
∞ 9 August 1832
[4 children]
Elected by the National Congress
2 Leopold II
9 April 1835
Brussels

17 December 1909
Laeken
(aged 74)
17 December 1865 17 December 1909
(44 years, 0 days)
Marie-Henriette of Austria
∞ 22 August 1853
[4 children]
Son of
Leopold I
3 Albert I
8 April 1875
Brussels

17 February 1934
Marche-les-Dames
(aged 58)
23 December 1909 17 February 1934
(24 years, 56 days)
Elisabeth of Bavaria
∞ 2 October 1900
[3 children]
Nephew of
Leopold II
4 Leopold III
3 November 1901
Brussels

25 September 1983
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
(aged 81)
23 February 1934 16 July 1951
(abdicated)
(17 years, 143 days)
(1) Astrid of Sweden
∞ 4 November 1926
[3 children]
(2) Lilian Baels
∞ 6 December 1941
[3 children]
Son of
Albert I
Charles
Prince Regent for Leopold III
10 October 1903
Brussels

1 June 1983
Raversijde
(aged 79)
20 September 1944 20 July 1950
(5 years, 303 days)
Unmarried
[childless]
Son of
Albert I /
Brother of
Leopold III
5 Baudouin /
Boudewijn
7 September 1930
Laeken

31 July 1993
Motril (Spain)
(aged 62)
17 July 1951 31 July 1993
(42 years, 13 days)
Fabiola of Mora and Aragón
∞ 15 December 1960
[childless]
Son of
Leopold III
6 Albert II
6 June 1934
Laeken
9 August 1993 21 July 2013
(abdicated)
(19 years, 346 days)
Paola of Calabria
∞ 2 July 1959
[3 children]
Son of
Leopold III /
Brother of
Baudouin
7 Philippe /
Filip
15 April 1960
Laeken
21 July 2013 Incumbent
(2 years, 291 days)
Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
∞ 4 December 1999
[4 children]
Son of
Albert II

Timeline

Philippe of Belgium Albert II of Belgium Baudouin of Belgium Prince Charles, Count of Flanders Leopold III of Belgium Albert I of Belgium Leopold II of Belgium Leopold I of Belgium Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier

See also

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